Mary Sheedy Kurcinka Ed.D and Lynn Jessen MA
Display All Posts
Search by Topic:
Popular Posts:
- When your child yells at you: Expecting and Coaching respectful behavior
- 5 Tips to Stop the 'Strike out Tantrums:' Hitting, Biting, Kicking and Name-calling
- Why is my child suddenly clingy?
- Ten Steps to a Peaceful Bedtime for Your Spirited Child
- When Your Child’s Meltdowns are Ruining Vacation
Category: Helping Children Listen
How to stay out of the Red zone
Children synchronize to our stress level. That is why the best thing you cna do as a parent is take good care of yourself so you can meet the needs of your children.
More infoWhen your child yells at you: Expecting and Coaching respectful behavior
Perhaps it was the foot stomp punctuating the shrill rebuttal to your simple question that caught your attention today. Lately, it seems “normal” for your child to scream every time you ask her to do anything. How did this happen?
More info4 Strategies to Help You Reduce Stress and Frustration
The demands of being a parent can feel relentless. Frequent meltdowns wear you down, and leave you feeling powerless to stop them, but you are not. Today, Lynn and I offer you four effective strategies to lower stress by preventing some of the meltdowns from occurring in the first place.
More infoLearn To Be An Emotion Coach
Your child dumps his cereal bowl on the floor. The four year old knocks down the two year old. You tell your child he can’t buy something and now he’s screaming at the top of his lungs in the middle of the store.
More info